With COVID pandemic receding after a milder third wave and life getting back to normal, there is need for an accelerated Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program to prevent children from falling prey to life threatening Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), CMAM Association of Ind... (more)
Micronutrient deficiency and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) are important public health challenges and need to be addressed in right earnest. Micronutrients are not only important for development and growth but also for maintaining the immunity standards, said experts at a webinar organised by ind... (more)
There is an urgent need for consultations between policy makers and the Industry manufacturing therapeutic foods to bust the myths around Energy-dense Nutritional Supplement (EDNS) and meet the challenge of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) squarely, said Deepti Gulati, India’s well known ... (more)
With malnutrition continuing to be a leading risk factor for death in children younger than 5 years, a webinar to address Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) held recently by industry chamber ASSOCHAM brought together top Government officials, public policy makers, public health experts and paediatrici... (more)
Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) needs to be made central to all the Government efforts to bring down the rising incidence of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in the country, CMAM Association of India has stated.
Therapeutic food manufacturers have emphasised the need for making Community-based programs an integral part of the protocol for managing Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) amongst children. In recent guidelines issued to the states/UTs, Ministry of Women & Child Development has asked for ide... (more)
CMAM Association of India, comprising manufacturers of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) used in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), has extended support to the Government to supply RUTF and develop new/other products so as to eradicate Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) u... (more)
